huemuls

Noun

huemul (plural huemuls)

1. A yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America; the two species are endangered.
   • Another icon inhabiting these mountains is the huemul, or Andean deer, which shares the Chilean coat of arms with the condor.2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 52

   Synonyms:

   gemul, guemal

2. Hippocamelus bisulcus, the more southern of the two species

   Synonyms:

   south Andean deer, southern huemul, southern guemal, south Andean huemul, Chilean huemul